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The wars & local soldiers, 1899

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New Zealand. Samoan War. Auckland

Manilla Express · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 3

The R.M.S. Alameda, which arrived this morning from San Francisco, brings the latest Samoan news. It appears that the Chief Justice, Mr…

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London. Tuesday. the Alarm of War

Manilla Express · Saturday 21 January 1899 · page 3

An inrerview has taken place between the Czar and Count Lyoff Tolstoi, the eminent Russian litterateur, by command of the Czar…

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Latest Cables. LONDON, Monday. the Late Cuban War

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 2

Cental Woolford, formerly American Minister in Madrid, explains that at the time of the Maine disaster, the United States had only two rounds of powder…

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Why Fashoda did not Lead to War. Because of the Firmness of the Czar

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 4

In his deeply interesting review of the year the Paris correspondent of the "Times" writes:—Napoleon II., it will be remembered, in his…

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War Ends Evert Century

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 1

It is a curious fact, however little real significance it may have, that regularly, since and including the close of the eleventh century, each…

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Samoan War

Manilla Express · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 3

A body of British and American troops was surrounded by the enemy in a German plantation in Samoa, and severely handled…

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Cost of War

Manilla Express · Saturday 6 May 1899 · page 3

The Cuban and Phillipine wars at present have cost America about sixty million pounds…

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A Tug of War

The Moree News · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 5

"what a lucky girl I am!" said pretty Lion [?] a month ago Line Morra. "I'am [?] abd I'am [?] before say other [?] know, and I've had any way through…

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An American War Story

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 5

When Theodore Roosevelt was giving his farewell address to the Rougbriders at Camp Wikoff recently, he concluded with this little story:…

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The Vampire of War

The Gwydir Examiner and Moree General Advertiser · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 1

Counting only the armies of the six great Powers on a peace footing. they amount now to nearly three million of men ; and if we add the men…

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Spray. War About a Kiss

Manilla Express · Saturday 26 August 1899 · page 3

That kissing should go by favour on the stage as elsewhere is evidently the opinion of Mme. Lenthold, a Vienna actress. Our correspondent writes:--…

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War in the Transvaal. May Be Declared To-day

The Moree Examiner and General Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1899 · page 3

It is anticipated that the Boers will immediately assume the aggressive. Hostilities may commence at any moment. The Boer artillery is report to be massing on the…

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By Cable. the Transvaal Trouble. War Unavoidable. London

The Moree News · Tuesday 19 September 1899 · page 2

The Boers reject the proposal of the British Suzerainty. The Orange Free States will support the Transvaal…

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The Transvaal. War Clouds Darkening

Manilla Express · Saturday 30 September 1899 · page 5

President Steyn's family have been sent to Capetown. Twenty-five companies and an army service corps will be sent to Africa…

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The Transvaal Troops Mobilising. Kruger Intent on War. a Boer Invasion. Sydney, Monday Morning

Manilla Express · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 5

LATEST cables from London state that there is a great gloom over all City circles, and that war is considered inevitable, and that hostilities may…

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War Matters

The Moree News · Tuesday 10 October 1899 · page 2

The latest catlos tell of the tension between Great Britain and the Trans real Beora lightening day by day, and each day is awaited with expectation…

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Note of War

Manilla Express · Saturday 14 October 1899 · page 2

THE "bugle sounds on far-off Afrie's burning plains; the shrill note of bloody war has been…

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By Cable. The Transvaal War. LONDON

The Moree News · Tuesday 17 October 1899 · page 2

A train hae been destroyed by Boora, which carried guar and war material. The train con[?] from South Africa has reached Vyrborn safely…

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By Cable. The Transvaal War. LONDON

The Moree News · Friday 20 October 1899 · page 1

A report from Pretoria states that General Cronje is bombarding M[?]feking, and has cut off the water supply. The Boers have captured a telephone to…

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The War

Manilla Express · Saturday 21 October 1899 · page 2

News from the seat of war has not yet developed any very sational points so far. The British…

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